1Health Services Research Unit, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

2The Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

3Warwick Medical School, The University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

4Division of Applied Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

5Division of Applied Health Sciences Postgraduate Education Group, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

Correspondence to
Sharon A Carstairs, Health Services Research Unit, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK; sharon.carstairs{at}abdn.ac.uk

Abstract

Objectives To compare the cost, nutritional and food variety contents of commercial meals and published infant and young child feeding (IYCF) home-cooked recipes, and to compare nutritional contents to age-specific recommendations.

Design Cross-sectional study.

Setting Full range of preprepared main meals available within the UK market. Main-meal recipes identified from a survey of Amazon's top 20 best-sellers and IYCF cookbooks available from local libraries.

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